42 Story Road, COWELL SA 5602 Ph: 8629 2150 Fax: 8629 2486

EMAIL: dl.0735_info@schools.sa.edu.au Website: www.cowellas.sa.edu.au 12th February 2014

Dear All, What a sizzler it has been. It has certainly kept our air-conditioning people in business. I think almost all of our air-conditioners have broken down this week which is pretty disappointing. Anyway you all know my favourite job is building and facilities!! Good News Firstly I would like to welcome Robert Rush (Roly) to our school. Robert will be our new Aquaculture Manager as Mark Churchett transitions into the world of farming. Mark has been an amazing asset to our school and especially to the Aquaculture area. We wish him every success in his new ventures. Pre-service teachers We welcome Carly, Brooke and Hanna to our school for the next three weeks to begin their classroom experiences in teaching. They have settled wonderfully and dived in to the wild world of education. Congratulations To Vicki Bourlioufas who will be our new R-9 Coordinator for 2014. Not so good news We were very sad to hear of the passing of Mrs Peter’s father last week. Our thoughts are with her and her family at this hard time.

Jodie Hannemann has let me know that she will be resigning from her CPSW position in the school for family reasons. I know that the staff and students will miss her presence in the school. Jodie has made a huge effort to be in Cowell and we thank her for that commitment. I will meet with the Schools Ministry Group representative next week to discuss what our further options might be. Up and Coming Events Swimming Carnival is next Friday 21st of February, more news in next weeks newsletter. Please come along for all or part of the day, it is always fun.

Immunisations for Year 8 and 9 students will begin on the 25th of February followed by Tuesday 29th of April and Tuesday 23rd of September.

Port Power players will be visiting on the 18th February at about 11:30am to have a chat with students in Years 3 to 10. Governing Council The next meeting will be on the 25th of February at 7:30pm in the Library. We have a number of agenda items including a proposal for an auction, a couple of working bees and the dates for Students Free Days which allow the staff to meet with the new partnership formed across Central Eyre to have training and development.

PRINCIPAL’S NEWS Budget With staffing almost finalised Jacqui Lewis and I are completing the budget in time for the AGM of Governing Council which will be held in March. Have a great week, and enjoy the rain when it comes!! Kind regards, Jan Potter Thought for the week “Life has two rules: #1 Never quit #2 Always remember rule # 1.” - Unknown

FEBRUARYFEBRUARY 14/2—Matt Schiller

14/2—Nathan Smith

17/2—Ruby Linton

20/2—Ky Lewis 24/2—George Cook

DATES TO REMEMBERDATES TO REMEMBER

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WEEK 3 10-20/2 - Swimming Lessons

WEEK 4 21/2 - R-12 Swimming Carnival

WEEK 7 10/3 - Public Holiday

WEEK 8 21/3 - R-12 Sports Day

WEEK 10 31/3—4/4 - SAPSASA Softball, Adelaide

1/4 - Interschool Sports Day

WEEK 11 7/4—11/4 - Elements of Shipboard Safety

Bushfire Season Awareness

DECD Parent Bushfire Information Hotline

1800 000 279

Welcome back for another school year. It has been great catching up with students and hearing about their Christmas and Summer Break.

SACRED STONE VISIT We have the band Sacred Stone visiting the school on Wednesday 19th February. They will be presenting an RE session to students from years 6-12 called “Friend Request”.

From their website: “In this presentation Sacred Stone explore a number of values which are important for authentic relationships such as empathy, sacrifice, selflessness and love. Through the use of live music, “street talk” style video clips and personal stories Sacred Stone take young people on a journey through key scenarios that they are confronted with every day on Facebook…Some of the issues addressed include being un-friended, tagged in a picture, and being the subject of an untrue and hurtful post.”

You can learn more about Sacred Stone by going to their website www.sacredstone.com Please let me know if you have any other questions about this visit. NEIGHBOUR DAY – SUNDAY 30TH MARCH 2014 I came across this initiative recently. Started by Andrew Heslop in 2003, Neighbour Day is a day to celebrate community and reach out to those around us. Whether it be a simple cup of coffee together or a larger gathering, the idea is to do something on Sunday March 30th that connects you with those who live nearby. Country communities are generally well-known for their sense of community and looking out for one another. But with our lifestyles getting busier, it can be easy to let the simple connections to those around us lapse. Is there someone you’ve been meaning to catch up with or get to know better? Neighbour Day could be just the excuse you need to make it happen. For more information and to register your event go to www.neighbourday.org

SCHOOL NEWS

CPSW NEWS

Swimming Carnival Canteen Swimming Carnival Friday, 21 February.

For Sale: Snacks, including chips and chocolates; Drinks, including soft drinks and water;

Lunch, including sausages, bread and sauce; Ice-blocks – Quelch, including Orange, Tropical & more

Ice Blocks for Sale Thursdays at lunch time

Quelch fruity ice blocks, $1 each

LIBRARY NEWS

LIBRARY NEWS

Cowell School Community Library Ph/Fax 08-86292320

LIBRARY HOURS MONDAY - FRIDAY 9am TO 4pm

PLEASE NOTE: The Library will be closed from Monday 10th February to Friday 14th February, as

staff will be attending the new library system training in Adelaide.

COMMUNITY NEWS COMMUNITY NEWS

FRANKLIN HARBOUR JUNIOR TENNIS Junior Tennis games are as follows:- The Experts V The Mmm’s, Pussy Cat Lol’s V Tennis Pro’s, Tennis Champs V The Slackers. Bye: The Ugh’s. Tennis Pro’s are on roster this week.

COWELL BASKETBALL CLUB All players please remember if you will not be available to play—don’t let your team down—advise your captains so that they can organise a ‘fill in’ for you.

Thank you very much to those parents & community members who have been helping out at games with umpiring, scoring, timing etc—we couldn’t do it without you.

Games this Monday will be: Team 2 versus Team 1 in both Juniors & Seniors. Parents on roster are: 3:30pm—K. McFarlane & A. Francis, 4:30pm S. Williams & M. Guidera.

SWIMMING CLUB PLEASE NOTE Swimming Club has been cancelled this Thursday and next Thursday. Parents on roster for this Tuesday are; K. Wenske, R. Russell, S. Chase, M. Beinke & U. Pumpa.

COWELL NETBALL NEWS The 2014 netball season is fast approaching and we need senior names asap. If you are intending to play this season can you please pass your name into Kyla Franklin on 0427 396 708 as soon as possible. Preseason trainings will now be held on Tuesday evenings from 5:30pm. All welcome.

The club is recalling for C and C2 coaches for the 2014 season. If you are interested in coaching any of these grades please contact Emma Carmody on 0434703044 as soon as possible.

COWELL HOSPITAL AUXILIARY Next meeting will be held on Thursday 27th February at 11am in the Ivy Caire Centre. Please note change of time.

Trip to Whyalla on Wednesday 5th March, take own cars. 10am Maritime Museum/ship, cost is $9– no limit to numbers. 11:30am Onesteel bus tour cost $16.50 bus seats 23 people. First names in for seats. Please have correct cash for tours. Ring Maxine Ramsey 86292407 by our meeting date 27/2.

COWELL CRICKET CLUB—BEEF & BEVERAGES EVENING At the Cowell Sports Complex on March 22nd. 3 Course meal with live entertainment by ‘Stix’. $45 per head, tickets available from Home Hardware, Rachel Deer & Jo Klingberg (until 11th March 2014).

COWELL FOOTBALL CLUB Senior pre season training commencing on

Tuesday 18th February at 6:30pm. All welcome

Opening Times

Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm

Sunday 9am to 12noon

Make Our Butcher Your Butcher

WHAT IS A THEATRE RESTAURANT SHOW ?

Theatre Restaurant is an entertainment package of ‘Live on Stage’ performance of music, comedy, audience participation and fun, coupled with BYO Drinks, drinking Glass, & Supper to share at your table.

SYNOPSIS Oyez,Oyez,Oyez ! Welcome back to the middle ages ! A romantic time of fair maidens and knights in shining armour ! Well, that’s how history wants us to remember it ! BUT what really happened back then ? Come with us on an action packed romp through the unknown pages of England ! Our hero is ROBIN THE HOOD ! OUR BADDIE IS THE EVIL king john! So far seems pretty normal, But what a tangled web is weaved when the other characters enter the story ! First there’s the strange Sheriff of Snottingham, who would be more at home in a spaghetti Western, then there’s the beautiful, if somewhat silly Maid Marian. As for the Merry Men, well they belong in an asylum rather than a Forest !! So, mix all these characters in with a large dollop of comedy, blend in music and song, add just a pinch of audience participation and Voila! You have “ROBIN THE HOOD “ The music is lively, including some old and some new songs to cater for most tastes. It is recommended for an adult audience, however it does not carry an “Adults Only” warning. This is an excellent evening’s entertainment – come along and enjoy , various raffles are offered, support the Skate park Fundraising Group achieve their goal .

Cowell Institute Sat 22nd Feb 7.30 pm Proceeds

Cowell Skate Park Fundraising Group Enquiries to Barb Shearer 0427 187 135 or Danni Osborne 0427 296 090

Table bookings up to 10 or we can seat you at a table. Tickets $25.00 available from Cowell Post Office – Please book your table, collect tickets to sell to your guests and pay by 14th Feb.

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Sunday: 10am to 12noon

Public Holidays: 10am to 3pm

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